Variety reports that Star Wars actor John Boyega has been cast to play the legendary soul singer with Till's Danielle Deadwyler playing his wife, Zelma Redding, in the biopic Otis & Zelma.
In other Otis Redding news ... the singer will be posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. He will receive the 2,791st star and is being honored in the category of Live Theatre/Live Performance.